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Author Nancy Rappaport will read passages from her book, In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide,
and share perspectives on loosing a loved one to suicide. In the book,
Nancy looks inward to explore her mother's suicide, when Nancy was four
years old. Through interviews, newspapers, court depositions, her
mother's papers and her own memories, Dr. Rappaport seeks to understand
her mother's
life and her own effort to come to terms with her mother's death.

Registration is required. To register, or for more information, please
contact Patty Contente, Somerville Health Department, Office of
Prevention at 617-625-6600 x4325 or pcontente@somervillema.gov.

This free workshop is a project of the Somerville Committee on Suicide
Prevention and Mental Health, Somerville Health Department. All are
welcome to attend.


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FREE


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